Some years ago I wrote a piece about The BLS – The Boring Legal Shiiii…er… Stuff – that regular road cyclists ought to think about. Adventure Cycling picked up it… One day I got a call ...
BIKE LAW 101 For the past few years I have been presenting a “talk” to bike clubs and groups, which has morphed into a “Continuing Legal Education” class for lawyers & Judges. I call it �...
A cyclist was killed in a Boston Heights, Ohio car/bike crash and the motorist was charged with vehicular homicide. Yesterday he plead guilty to vehicular manslaughter. This was a case somewhat...
https://ohiobikelawyer.com/bike-law-101/2019/01/guilty-plea-in-a-sun-glare-case/
As folks who read here regularly know, I’m a numbers guy. I got a Math degree WAY back in 1979 and planned on teaching Math before making a right angle turn into law school. I have always enj...
Carlton Reid nails it here, in his new piece in Forbes called “I Don’t Wear A Bicycle Helmet.” “Let me qualify that headline: I do wear a helmet when mountain biking. But I don’t wear ...
In Portland Oregon a cyclist was hit by a car at 60 mph! He lived, but suffered very serious injuries, incurring medical bills in excess of $350,000. Not surprisingly, he sued the driver. Howe...
“Curtilage” – that’s a funny word, eh? To lawyers dealing with fundamental constitutional rights, though, it’s a pretty important word. It’s a word that has recently made for some “...
What is UP with Helmets? “Should” you wear one? Are they any good? Are they Magic Blocks of Styrofoam that Prevent Death? I can remember wearing my first helmet in the 80’s… and being moc...
https://ohiobikelawyer.com/bike-law-101/2017/01/helmet-or-no-helmet/
This story is making the rounds in the bike advocacy media… this fellow apparently has it out for cyclists – He took the time to create this elaborate “float” for the Columbus, Ohio Doo D...
https://ohiobikelawyer.com/bike-law-101/2016/07/doo-dahs-idiotic-parody-taps-a-nerve/
Here in Cincinnati the Voices of Humanity are Aghast that a gorilla was killed at the zoo to save the life of a little boy – there is Moral Outrage aimed at the Mom due to her “Careless” be...
https://ohiobikelawyer.com/uncategorized/2016/06/gorillas-death-cars-and-bikes/